Regulator

We’re the independent regulator of health and social care in England.
Our purpose is to make sure that health and social care services provide people with safe, effective, compassionate, high-quality care.
We monitor, inspect and rate services. We protect the rights of vulnerable people, including those restricted under the Mental Health Act.

NHS Improvement is responsible for overseeing foundation trusts and NHS trusts, as well as independent providers that provide NHS-funded care. We offer the support these providers need to give patients consistently safe, high quality, compassionate care within local health systems that are financially sustainable. We help the NHS to meet its short-term challenges and secure its future.